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Ken Robinson, 70 (1950 - 2020)
Sir Ken Robinson was an educator whose 2006 TED Talk on encouraging creativity in students was viewed more times than any other TED Talk in history. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dr. Thomas Freeman (2020)
Dr. Thomas Freeman was a renowned debate coach at Texas Southern University who taught Martin Luther King Jr. during his 70-year career. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Nicholas Kittrie, 93 (1926 - 2019)
Nicholas Kittrie was a legal scholar and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of books about international law and morality including "Rebels With a Cause: The Minds and Morality of Political Offenders." For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Marie Greenwood , 106 (2019)
Marie Greenwood was one of the first black teachers hired by the Denver Public School system. She was a pioneer who fought against segregation in Denver institutions. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Joseph L. White, 84 (1932 - 2017)
Joseph L. White, a psychologist, social activist and teacher who helped pioneer the field of black psychology to counter what he saw as rampant ignorance and prejudice in the profession, has died, according to the Associated Press. He was 84. For full coverage and obituary from Legacy.com, click here.
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Hans Rosling, 68 (1948 - 2017)
Hans Rosling, a Swedish medical doctor and statistician who made data come alive during worldwide presentations, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Uppsala, Sweden, according to multiple news sources....
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Jules Schelvis, 95 (1921 - 2016)
Jules Schelvis, a Dutch historian who was the last insurgent of the Nazis' Sobibor World War II German extermination camp, died Sunday evening in his native Netherlands, according to multiple news...
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Ethan Schmidt (2015)
Ethan Schmidt, a history professor at Mississippi's Delta State University, was shot and killed today, according to school officials and the county coroner's office. The campus was put on lockdown...
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Marva Collins, 78 (1936 - 2015)
Marva Collins, the Chicago education pioneer who won praise for her innovative teaching approach at the West Side school she launched in 1975, died Wednesday of natural causes. She was 78. Her...
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Elson Floyd, 59 (2015)
The Associated PressPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University, has died at 59 of complications from colon cancer.Floyd had been president since 2007 and went on...
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John Petersen (2015)
The Associated PressPITTSBURGH (AP) — John Petersen, a retired insurance executive whose gifts to the University of Pittsburgh included $10 million for a basketball arena named for himself and his...
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Rev. John Lo Schiavo (2015)
The Associated PressLOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — The Rev. John Lo Schiavo, former president of the University of San Francisco who presided over the university's resurgence and a shutdown of its...
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The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, 97 (1917 - 2015)
By TOM COYNE, The Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh transformed the University of Notre Dame into a school known almost as much for academics as for football,...
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Irving Singer (2015)
BOSTON (AP) — Irving Singer, a philosopher, author of nearly two dozen books and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has died at age 89. He died on Feb. 1 after a period of...
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Ulrich Beck, 70 (1944 - 2015)
The Associated PressBERLIN (AP) — German sociologist Ulrich Beck, who examined the way modern society deals with risk, has died. He was 70.Tanja Postpischil, a spokeswoman for his German publisher...
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Robert Wolfe, 93 (1921 - 2014)
By JESSICA GRESKO, The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Wolfe, who for more than 30 years served as a specialist in Nazi Germany at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration,...
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Ian Player, 87 (1927 - 2014)
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, The Associated PressJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African conservationist Ian Player, the brother of golfer Gary Player and a key figure in building the region's rhino...
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Dr. David Greer (2014)
JENNIFER McDERMOTT, The Associated PressPROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — David Greer, a doctor who co-founded a group that won the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize for working to prevent nuclear war and who...
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Alexander Grothendieck, 86 (1928 - 2014)
JAMEY KEATEN, The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Alexander Grothendieck, an opinionated and reclusive giant of 20th-century mathematics who shunned accolades and supported pacifist and...
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John G. Sperling, 93 (1921 - 2014)
By BOB SEAVEY and ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — John G. Sperling was in his teens — illiterate and the survivor of a childhood filled with illness — when a shipmate in the...
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Jim Rogers, 75 (1938 - 2014)
MARTIN GRIFFITH, The Associated PressJim Rogers, a philanthropist and education advocate who served as chancellor of Nevada's higher education system from 2005 to 2009 without pay, died Saturday...
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Robert A. Dahl, Ph.D., 98 (1915 - 2014)
HILLEL ITALIE, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Robert A. Dahl, an esteemed and influential political scientist who in such books as "Who Governs?" championed democracy in theory and critiqued...
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Rose Gilbert (2013)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime Los Angeles school teacher Rose "Mama G" Gilbert has died at age 95, just 10 months after retiring. Gilbert died Monday night, the principal's...
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Charles M. Vest, 72 (1941 - 2013)
The Associated PressCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology president Charles M. Vest, who began its initiative to offer free courses online and oversaw expansions in...
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Abraham Nemeth, 94 (1918 - 2013)
Abraham Nemeth, the blind designer of the internationally recognized Nemeth Braille Math Code that simplified symbols for easier use in advanced math and science, has died at his home in suburban...
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Israel Gutman, 90 (1923 - 2013)
IAN DEITCH, The Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel Gutman, who survived the Nazi atrocities of World War II and dedicated his life to researching the Holocaust, has died. He was 90.Estee Yaari...
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Sheldon Hackney, 79 (1943 - 2013)
The Associated PressVINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — Sheldon Hackney, an educator and historian who served as president of Tulane and the University of Pennsylvania before becoming chairman of the...
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Irwin Oreskes (1927 - 2013)
MEGHAN BARR, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Irwin Oreskes, a professor emeritus at Hunter College who studied biochemistry and taught laboratory science, has died at age 86.Oreskes, who...
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Arlene Ackerman, 66 (1947 - 2013)
The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman, who left abruptly a year and a half ago after clashing with local officials, has died, according...
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John Makumbe (2013)
The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prominent political analyst Professor John Makumbe, an albino who also campaigned against prejudice toward the skin pigmentation condition...
